Kazu Hiro

Biography

Kazu Hiro (born Kazuhiro Tsuji, Japanese: 辻一弘 Tsuji Kazuhiro; born May 26, 1969) is a Japanese and American special make-up effectsartist and visual artist. He won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the biographical films Darkest Hour (2017) and Bombshell (2019) after earning nominations for the comedies Click (2006) and Norbit (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kazu Hiro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Kazu Hiro has 45 screen credits in a career dating back to 1989. Their work spans 14 cinematic universes — most prominently The Ring with 2 titles. Signature works include Angels & Demons, Planet of the Apes, Looper. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Costume & Make-Up
Gender: male
Known Credits: 45
Birth Date: 1969-05-26 00:00:00
Birth Place: Kyoto, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 14 universes

The Ring (2 titles)
Men in Black (2 titles)
Total Recall (1 titles)
Tron (1 titles)
G.I. Joe (1 titles)
G.I. Joe (Live-Action) Collection (1 titles)
Transformers (1 titles)
Robert Langdon (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Christopher Karl Johnson (2 collaborations)
David Jensen (2 collaborations)
Tom Hanks (1 collaborations)
Ewan McGregor (1 collaborations)
Ayelet Zurer (1 collaborations)
Stellan Skarsgård (1 collaborations)
Pierfrancesco Favino (1 collaborations)
Nikolaj Lie Kaas (1 collaborations)
Armin Mueller-Stahl (1 collaborations)
Thure Lindhardt (1 collaborations)

Credits

costume & make-up (40 credits)
- Digger
  
  prosthetic designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2026
- The Smashing Machine
  
  prosthetic designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2025
- Maestro
  
  prosthetic designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2023
- Bombshell
  
  prosthetic designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2019
- Darkest Hour
  
  prosthetic makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2017
- The Place Beyond the Pines
  
  prosthetic makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2013
- Looper
  
  prosthetic designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2012
- Hemingway & Gellhorn
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2012
- Total Recall
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2012
- Killing Them Softly
  
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2012
- Just Go with It
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2011
- TRON: Legacy
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2010
- Salt
  
  prosthetic designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2010
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
  
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2009
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2009
- Angels & Demons
  
  prosthetic makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2009
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2008
- Tropic Thunder
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2008
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan
  
  special effects key makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2008
- Enchanted
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2007
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2007
- Norbit
  
  prosthetic supervisor
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2007
- Click
  
  prosthetic supervisor
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2006
- The Ring Two
  
  makeup effects designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2005
- Cursed
  
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2005
- Hellboy
  
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2004
- The Haunted Mansion
  
  prosthetic designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2003
- Intolerable Cruelty
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2003
- The Ring
  
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2002
- Men in Black II
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2002
- Planet of the Apes
  
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2001
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  
  makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2000
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
  
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2000
- Wild Wild West
  
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1999
- Life
  
  key makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1999
- Critical Care
  
  makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1997
- Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
  
  makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1992
- Zëiram
  
  makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1991
- Rhapsody in August
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1991
- Hiruko the Goblin
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1991
art (3 credits)
- The Shape of Water
  
  sculptor
  
  art
  
  2017
- The Ring
  
  sculptor
  
  art
  
  2002
- Men in Black
  
  sculptor
  
  art
  
  1997
actors (1 credits)
- The Human Face
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
crew (1 credits)
- Sweet Home
  
  makeup effects
  
  crew
  
  1989